Cuomo Spokeswoman Steps Down After Four Months

Allison Gollust, communications director for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in January.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s communications director is parting ways with his administration just four months after having joined it.

Allison Gollust, who offered a letter of resignation to Mr. Cuomo on Friday, will return to work for her former boss, Jeff Zucker, as the senior vice president for communications for Time Warner Inc.’s CNN Worldwide. Ms. Gollust worked for Mr. Zucker at NBCUniversal, where he was chief executive, before he became president of CNN Worldwide.

In her letter to Mr. Cuomo, Ms. Gollust said her departure was prompted by her desire to reunite with Mr. Zucker, as well as her responsibility to her family.

“[A]s you well know, serving in state government requires an unparalleled commitment to flexible schedules, days away from home and significant time spent in Albany,” she wrote. “This commitment required far more time in Albany than I anticipated, and logistically this return to the private sector will work much better for my family.”

Ms. Gollust, whose resignation is effective March 1, added: “Regardless of where I am employed, you will continue to have my unwavering allegiance as an adviser and, most importantly, a friend.”